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February is Career and Technical Education Month—a time to honor the critical role that career and technical education plays in shaping a skilled workforce for the future. In keeping with this celebration, Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) proudly hosted the high school SkillsUSA competition on February 4, welcoming 88 competitors from seven schools across the…

The School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Delta State University, in collaboration with other campus entities, proudly announces an upcoming book talk titled Ripples of Hope in the Mississippi Delta: Charting the Health Equity Policy Agenda. Delivered by Dr. Debra Bingham, this special event will take place on Wednesday, February 19, at 5…

David Maugh is a lifelong native of Leland. He attended Washington School. He is thirty-two years old and has one brother who lives in Louisiana. David is very active in the community. Are you a native of Leland? If yes, how long has your family been here? If not, what made you choose Leland? I…

Sadie Mae Reese celebrated her 93rd birthday in December 2024. Reese, a lifelong resident of Leland and the proud mother of nine children, has been a rock for her family. Reese comes from a small family: one brother, the late Jessie Reese. For many years, Reese has made her home at 111 Lewis Street in…

The Community Counseling Center of Greenville, Cleveland and Indianola recently hosted their annual “Louisiana Lunch” fundraiser. The $20 lunch featured red beans and rice, salad, bread and dessert, with proceeds benefiting the Community Counseling Center. The take-out meal was prepared by the Community Counseling board of directors, with chefs Brent and Jeanie Johnson and Butch…

After harvest each year, university research and Extension entomologists from across the Cotton Belt states collect and submit data regarding cotton crop losses from insects. Compiling, formatting and managing that huge volume of data is a task Don Cook, an entomologist and associate research professor at Mississippi State University’s Delta Research and Extension Center in…

Delta State University proudly announces that Jesse Brown, Assistant Professor of Art (Photography), has been named the university’s 2025 Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year. Brown will be recognized during a special event on Thursday, February 6, at 5 p.m. in the Jobe Hall Auditorium, where he will deliver a lecture titled “This is…

Remembering the “four P’s” of freeze safety – people, pets, plants and pipes – is an adage heard constantly this time of year. Caring for pets in prolonged cold weather will not involve many adjustments for owners of indoor pets, but protecting outside pets and livestock in these conditions requires extra attention. Carla Huston, Mississippi…

By Guest Columnist Jason White, Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives Today [January 16, 2025], the Mississippi House of Representatives took a transformative positive step by passing House Bill 1, the Build Up Mississippi Act, with bipartisan support. This crucial legislation paves the way for a brighter economic future for our state, delivering a…